The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-05
ATERRIBLE EARTHQUAKE
THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY
OF ARIZONA
frightens the Inhabitants Almost to
Death and Does Much Dam.
age to Property.
A TOWERING MOUNTAIN PEAK
CONES CRASHING
Down From Its Lofty Hight OF 1000
Feet and Disappears-Other
Hights Transformed.
CLOUDS OF DUST AND SMOKE
ISSUE FROM THE
Crests Of the Rockies, and Flames
OF Volcanic Fire illuminate
and Add
TO THE AWFUL GRANDEUR OF
THE SCENE.
A Small Lake Near Lombard Gem.
pletely Dried In twenty Minutes
No CasBalties Remarked.
CLOCDS OF DUST AND SMOKE
ISSUE FROM THE
Crests OF the Rockies, and Flames
OF Volcanic Fire illuminate
and Add
TO THE AWFUL GRANDEUR OF
THE SCENE.
A Small Lake Near Lombard Gem.
pletely Dried In twenty Minutes
No Casualties Reported.


terdsy. No one was injured, but con.
siderable damage was done to build
ings. Goods was thrown from the
shelves Of stores and many houses
were cracked. The shock was accom-
panied by rumbling sound. Many
clocks stopped in the city and the en-
tire population fed to the streets terror
stricken. The court house cupsla
swayed like the masts in turbulent
sea and the building seemed as though
1t were toppling over. When the
shock struck Santa Catalina Mountain,
great slices of the mountain were torn
from its side and thrown to its base.
Vast clouds Of duat rose above its
crest, 1000 feet above the sea level at
three different points, from three to
four miles apart. 1t was believed for
some time that a volcano had burst
out. The crest of the mountain, one
towering peak known ss Old Castle,
prominent land mark from Tucson,
has entirely disappeared. The extent
of the damage cannot be told for sev.
eral days. This was the first earth
quake ever experienced in Tucson.
The public school building rocked to
and fro like cradle and some of the
plsstering fell, creating the utmost
CONSERVATION among the scholars.
School was at once dismissed for fear
of repetition of the shock. 1t lasted,
according to a gentleman who timed
it, jus! four minutes. One or two
slight vibrations havs since been felt.
The movement Of the tremor was
northwest. Shortly after the earth
quake volcano broke out t " enty-two
miles south Of this place in the Total
Wreck mountains This sky is bril-.
liantly illuminated.
GREAT EXCITEMENT AT BENSON.
BENSON, ARIz May A sensation
was created here at o'clock pm. yes
terda y by severe earthquake. Minor
shocks were felt at intervals far into
the night. Great excitement pre-
vailed and everybody rushed from
their places Of business and homes.
A Southern Pacific engine on turn
table was moved backward and for
ward with brakes set. A party just in
from the vicinity of the Sappedro
river reports the ground as opening
about six inches and water rising in
places that were before perfectly dry.
Smoke was noticed about o'clock,
which appeared in the neighborhood
Of the MILESTONE Mountains, eight
miles from here. Some say it is a vol
canic eruption, and as nothing of thai
character has ever been known in this
region the greatest surprise and curl
osity exists. Several buildings in the
city were materially damaged by seri-
GUS cracks, and the losses are estimated
on each at from $500 TO $1,000.
LAKE DRIED IN TWENTY MINUTES.
LOMBARD, ARIz, May A severe
shock OF earthquake occurred here
yesterday about pm. and continued
to shake fuiously for forty seconds.
This is the first occurrence of this kind
experienced in this Territory for
twenty years. Windows were broken,
buildings cracked and injured, but no
person hurt. fen miles fro m the city
q lake covering an acre of ground com.
pletely dried up in twenty minutes
An embankment along the New Mexi-
San and Arizona railway wss moved
from its former position as much as
twelvs inches.
AT wLcox-RRsIDKNCKs RUINED.
WILCOX, ARIz, May "A severe
earthquake shock was felt here at
2:10 o'clock this afternoon. The vib-
rations were from north to south, aud
lasted one minute and forty-five sec.
onds. The two story residence Of N.
J. Wilson is ruined. No one was In
juTed.
INDIANS BADLY SCARED.
GLOBE, ARIz, May 4.-There was
an earthquake here at 3:1l o'clock
pm. yesterday. The vibrations lasted
twenty seconds. At San Carlos they
lasted two and half minutes. The
Indians were badly frightend.
AT PHRNIx.
hhN1AJ AMI May f'-Lu6 nr6L
distinct earthquake shock ever known
in Arizona was experienced at $40
O'Clock pm. yesterday. The vibra-
tions were north and south and of
several seconds duration. People liy-
ing in upper stories rushed down
stairs and several large pendulum
clocks stopped.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
San Francisco, .OAL., May A
severe earthquake shock occurred yes
terday In the southern portion Of the
United States, which extended from
Centerville, Cal, through Arixona
and New Mexico to FL PAso, Tex. 1t
was also felt at Gusymss, Mexico.
CKNTRRVGLLB, CAL.
CENTERvILDs, CAL, May A |
heavy earthquake was felt here yes
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